CTEF To Certify Tile Installers at Coverings
Chicago, IL, April 16, 2009--The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation will offer tile installers the opportunity to become CTEF Certified Tile Installers at Coverings 2009 in Chicago this month.
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Two Sentenced in Carpet Yarn Kickback Scheme
Dalton, GA, April 16, 2009--Two men were sentenced to prison on a charge of conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of property obtained by fraud in a case involving carpet yarn.
Mortgage Applications Fall, but Ahead of 2008
Washington, DC, April 15, 2009--Mortgage application volume last week fell a seasonally adjusted 11% compared with the week before, even as mortgage rates dropped, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported on Wednesday.
Dal-Tile Plant Earns OSHA Distinction
Dallas,TX, April 15, 2009--Dal-Tile Corp. has earned Star status from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program at its El Paso, Texas plant.
LG Signs Two Distributors for Resilient Products
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 15, 2009--LG Floors has two new distributors for its resilient flooring products.
Cikel America Signs New Florida Distributor
Miami, FL, April 15, 2009--Cikel America said it has a new wholesale distribution partnership with Century Flooring Distributors, also of Miami.
Consumer Prices Fell Unexpectedly in March
Washington, DC, April 15, 2009--Consumer prices in the U.S. unexpectedly fell in March, underscoring Federal Reserve forecasts that prices will be contained in coming months.
Industrial Production Falls in March
Washington, DC, April 15, 2009--U.S. industrial production fell a fifth straight month in March, forced down by a broad-based decline in manufacturing and lower oil and gas well drilling.
QEP Amends Credit, Mortgage Facilities
Boca Raton, FL, Apri 15, 2009--Q.E.P. Company Inc. said its domestic revolving credit and Canadian mortgage facility with its lender Bank of America, N.A. have been amended and that its forbearance agreement has been terminated.
Invista Settles DuPont Era Environmental Issues
Washington, DC, April 14, 2009--Invista will pay a $1.7 million civil penalty and spend up to an estimated $500 million to correct self-reported environmental violations discovered at facilities in seven states.